Capped Wheatear

Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
28 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
29 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Capped Wheatear in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Capped Wheatear sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Capped Wheatear in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Capped Wheatear in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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